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Canada · Professional regulation

LSO adds findings of guilt to lawyer and paralegal directory

Ontario’s Law Society has added findings of guilt and the practice of regulated professions to its lawyer and paralegal directory, giving the public more information when checking a licensee’s record.

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Canada · Technology and law

Lawyers’ AI use remains a professional-responsibility issue in Canada

A Law Society Tribunal decision discussing a lawyer’s use of ChatGPT has renewed attention on accuracy, candour, and supervision when lawyers use generative systems.

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England and Wales · Business law

Law Society Gazette reports new corporate liability for senior managers

Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has implications for corporate criminal liability involving senior managers and for organisational governance controls.

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Canada · Estates and trusts

Ontario Court of Appeal narrows duty owed by attorney for personal care

The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed a claim by an adult daughter who argued that her mother’s attorney for personal care owed her a duty to report hospitalisations and the mother’s death. The court agreed that the attorney’s duties ran to the grantor under the governing legislation and power of attorney. The decision highlights the importance of identifying the correct beneficiary of a substitute-decision-making duty before pleading negligence.

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